I thought about this a little more. I believe the community was called Dayton instead of Deaton. Possibly someone else will read this and know the correct spelling and if these are the same site. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Judice Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MSAMITE] Fwd: Where in Amite County? Do you think this is misspelled? Possibly it was Deaton near Crosby. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Cain Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 8:40 PM To: MSAMITE-L mail list Cc: [email protected] Subject: [MSAMITE] Fwd: Where in Amite County? Can anyone help this man? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Where in Amite County? Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:05:09 -0500 From: Eric Williams <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Do you know where Leaton, MS was. It was in Amite County. There was a P.O. there in the early 1900's., for sure in February 1904. I haven't been able to find anyone who knows where it was located. Do you have any idea? Eric Williams ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 8/2/2011 7:21 PM, Mary Judice wrote: > I thought about this a little more. I believe the community was called > Dayton instead of Deaton. Possibly someone else will read this and know the > correct spelling and if these are the same site. > > > > Dayton was the original name of Crosby. It was named Dayton because the town was established by David Day. There may have been a Leaton, also. There were small postoffices in the counties that no longer exist. Virginia

>From Hometown Mississippi by James Brieger is the following" Crosby Located eight miles northwest of Gloster, the town of Crosby was first known as Dayton, then Stephenson, and later, Crosby. The name, Dayton, was applied in 1800 in honor of its first merchant, David Day. He also served as postmaster when the post office was established in 1840. In 1917, the Foster Creek Lumber Company decided on this location to establish a large lumber mill, and a small town was immediately built around the mill. This town was then name Stephenson, in honor of Fred Stephenson of Michigan who owned the lumber company. In 1934, L. O. Crosby of Picayune purchased the mill and the town became known as Crosby. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Virginia Ewing Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 3:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MSAMITE] Fwd: Where in Amite County? On 8/2/2011 7:21 PM, Mary Judice wrote: > I thought about this a little more. I believe the community was called > Dayton instead of Deaton. Possibly someone else will read this and know the > correct spelling and if these are the same site. > > > > Dayton was the original name of Crosby. It was named Dayton because the town was established by David Day. There may have been a Leaton, also. There were small post offices in the counties that no longer exist. Virginia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message